It's match time again and every year I collect and post applicants' stats anonymously. Your participation provides data that is not available elsewhere and is helpful to those who follow in your footsteps!

Also, several faculty and I are starting a monthly ophthalmology newsletter/review for new and current residents. The purpose of the newsletter is to provide you with review articles and questions that will help new residents get up to speed and to stimulate review for current residents. If you would like to opt into this newsletter, then please e-mail me with your Name and E-mail address at: adoan@medrounds.org

Your email will be kept confidential and not sold to any third party.

THIS THREAD IS CLOSED UNTIL AFTER MATCH DAY, JAN 19, 2004
Reminder: ranklists due by JAN 11, 2005, 12:00 PM (PST)

In addition to the poll above, if you would like to participate in the anonymous detailed listing of matched and unmatched applications (hopefully all matched on this board), then please submit a personal message to me. I'll post your stats without identification (Click here for 2005 SDN Match Poll (http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=169692)).

If you send me a PM or post, then please use the template below:

--Board Scores:
--AOA and class rank: if known
--Reputation of medical school: (top 10, top 25, etc)
--Research: (none, some ophtho with no publications, ophtho publications)
--Honors in clerkships: (especially surgery and medicine)
--# and where you did away rotations:
--# of programs you applied to:
--Where invited for interviews:
--Where matched:
--Anything that helped your app: (ie: a phone call from your advisor to another program, big-wig letter of recs, MD/PhD, other degree, SDN Forum, etc)

Stats
========
--Board Scores: step1 244
--AOA and class rank: n/a
--Reputation of medical school: top 25
--Research: ophtho publications, PhD
--Honors in clerkships: neuro, family
--# and where you did away rotations: 1, UCSF
--# of programs you applied to: 35
--Where invited for interviews: 20
--Where matched: Utah
--Anything that helped your app: MD/PhD
========
--Board Scores: Step I 223, Step II 240
--AOA and class rank: not AOA, unknown
--Reputation of medical school: unknown, but not a top med school
--Research: some ophtho with no publications
--Honors in clerkships: none
--# and where you did away rotations: one away rotation, at UCSD-Shiley
--# of programs you applied to: 67
--Where invited for interviews: invited at 15 programs
--Where matched: Mason Eye Institute, Columbia Missouri
--Anything that helped your app: Great letters and international work
========
--Board Scores: Step 1 236
--AOA and class rank: not AOA, 81/116
--Reputation of medical school: top 50, state school
--Research: 1 non-ophtho publication
--Honors in clerkships: Psych, Neurology
--# and where you did away rotations: 2, MUSC & USF(Tampa)
--# of programs you applied to: 58
--Where invited for interviews: 16
--Where matched: LSU-Shreveport
--Anything that helped your app: :luck:, strong LOR
========
--Board Scores: 212, 222
--AOA and class rank: not AOA, 2nd quartile
--Reputation of medical school: I don't know, SUNY
--Research: ophtho publications, several posters
--Honors in clerkships: Ophtho, Family Medicine
--# and where you did away rotations: 1 at Rochester
--# of programs you applied to: 29
--Where invited for interviews: 3 (NS-LIJ, URMC, NUMC)
--Where matched: NS-LIJ
--Anything that helped your app: MD/PhD
========
--Board Scores: Step I 217
--AOA and class rank: Middle third
--Reputation of medical school: top 3
--Research: Some ophtho with no publications
--Honors in clerkships: Surgery, Ophtho, Medicine sub-i
--# and where you did away rotations: none
--# of programs you applied to: 85
--Where invited for interviews: 8
--Where matched: South Carolina
--Anything that helped your app: Strong letters of rec, strong med school reputation
========
(2002 MD grad)
--Board Scores: 227, 220, 218
--AOA and class rank: not AOA, no class rank
--Reputation of medical school: top 25
--Research: none
--Honors in clerkships: medicine, psych, FP, SICU, ophtho
--# and where you did away rotations: 2 - Wilford Hall (Air Force), Walter Reed (Army)
--# of programs you applied to: 28
--Where invited for interviews: 8
--Where matched: Penn State
--Anything that helped your app: strong letters of rec, international ophtho experience
========
--Board Scores: step I: 260 Step II: Who cares.
--AOA and class rank: if Senior AOA. No class rank
--Reputation of medical school: Top 25
--Research: A little research, including Ophtho chart review
--Honors in clerkships: Honors or near honors in most clerkships
--# and where you did away rotations: No aways, 2 electives at home
--# of programs you applied to: 48
--Where invited for interviews: Iowa, Michigan, USC, MEEI, Baylor, UCLA, Bascom, Wilmer, Wills, Scheie, Casey, CPMC, WashU, etc, etc.
--Where matched: Iowa (#1 choice)
--Anything that helped your app: Strong letters from big wigs, research, interesting personal statement (I'm serious), home program (Iowa) with strong rep.
========
--Board Scores: 241
--AOA and class rank: not AOA
--Reputation of medical school: top 10, great ophtho dept.
--Research: a lot of exp. in diff. labs, some ophtho research with an LOR
--Honors in clerkships: medicine, psych, ophtho
--# and where you did away rotations: none
--# of programs you applied to: a bunch
--Where invited for interviews: Cole Eye, Baylor, Umich, NYEEI, NYU, Brown, NW, UIC, UCIrvine, etc.
--Where matched: Baylor
--Anything that helped your app: big wig letters, research, good backing of dept., and :luck:
========
--Board Scores: Step I: 225
--AOA and class rank: No AOA, don't know rank
--Reputation of medical school: MCW, you tell me
--Research: geriatrics poster & research, a little ophtho reserach
--Honors in clerkships: Surgery, Fam Med, Amb Med, Anesthesia, Optho, Surg Sub-I (ENT)
--# and where you did away rotations: 0 away
--# of programs you applied to: 56
--Where invited for interviews: 20 (went on 17) - Loyola, Cook Co, Tufts, UW Madison, U Minn, MCW, Colorado, AECOM, U Maryland, St Vincent's, St Luke's, U So Carolina, EVMS, LSU-Ochsner, Dean McGee, Geisinger, Nassau -- didn't attend SUNY-Syracuse, Henry Ford, Rochester NY
--Where matched: Dean McGee (OK), my #1!
--Anything that helped your app: good letters (optho, geriatrics and psych), told pers. statement was good, interview coaching from Dr. Doan :) (I really felt awesome after the Dean McGee interview!), I called and talked to the chairman (after he invited applicants to) & said they were #1, also involved in work with victims of foreign torture (interviewers loved to talk about torture) and international health and speak 3 languanges & finally, the awesomeness of the SDN forum contributors!
========
--Board Scores: step1 220, step2 223
--AOA and class rank: not AOA, middle third
--Reputation of medical school: Unknown, average
--Research: over 2 years full time, 2 GI publications, numerous abstracts
--Honors in clerkships: psych, neuro, family, ophtho
--# and where you did away rotations: 1
--# of programs you applied to: 60
--Where invited for interviews: 8
--Where matched: UNMC
--Anything that helped your app: Masters, research, great letters
========
--Board Scores: Step-1 250, Step-2 Not yet
--AOA and class rank: Senior AOA
--Reputation of medical school: Top 20
--Research: Mostly private sector and some academic basic science research, no ophtho research or publications
--Honors in clerkships: All honors except FP
--# and where you did away rotations: No aways, 1 month at home institution
--# of programs you applied to: 30
--Where invited for interviews: 14
--Where matched: Wash U, woo hoo!
--Anything that helped your app: Nothing extra that I know of except a great LOR from Ophtho Chair.
========
--AOA and class rank: +AOA (top 15%)
--Reputation of medical school: (top 10, top 25, etc)
--Research: (none, some ophtho with no publications, ophtho publications). MD/PhD, no ophtho research.
--Honors in clerkships: (especially surgery and medicine). Medicine, Surgery, Family Practice, Psychiatry.
--# and where you did away rotations: No externships.
--# of programs you applied to: 45
--Where invited for interviews: Mayo, Wills, Wash U, Cleveland Clinic, Oklahoma, Baylor, Loyola, USC, UCLA, Northwestern, Rush, Ohio State, St. Louis U., Texas Tech, Ohio State, Penn State, Cincinnati, U. Kentucky, U. of Louisville, William Beaumont, Georgetown (U Wash Hosp), and a few more I can't think of off the top of my head after celebrating all night :). (25 total).
--Where matched: Mayo Clinic!!! Number 1 choice!!! :) :thumbup: :cool:
--Anything that helped your app: (ie: a phone call from your advisor to another program, big-wig letter of recs, MD/PhD, other degree, SDN Forum, etc). I don't know for sure. I told the program director that they were my number 1; maybe that helped?
========
--Board Scores: ~230
--AOA and class rank: non AOA
--Reputation of medical school: Average
--Research: Published Peds research, MSK research, Neuro Research, Ophtho research unpublished
--Honors in clerkships: None first 2 years, all honors third year
--# and where you did away rotations: 1 away
--# of programs you applied to: ~60
--Where invited for interviews: went on 13/20...including UTSW, Texas Tech, Tulane, Maryland, Penn State, MCV, Penn, Temple, Drexel, St. Vincents, St. Lukes, Albany, Sinai, OSU, SUMMA
--Where matched: #4
--Anything that helped your app: Very supportive home program, great letters, advice, calls, etc

It might be nice to let others know where we matched so we can meet future co-residents and hear good news from the friends we made along the interview circuit. We can leave the stats to Dr. Doan's anaonymous post.

Jonathan Criss
UPenn SOM
Future Stanford Ophthalmology Resident!!!
And proud classmate of 12 others who all matched as well.
criss@mail.med.upenn.edu

Yay!!!!!!

I got my #1! Dean McGee in Oklahoma! I just got an email from the Residency Coordinator, Sherry Ross!

Hope everyone gets their #1!

Lilybriscoe

PM me if you are my fellow resident.

It might be nice to let others know where we matched so we can meet future co-residents and hear good news from the friends we made along the interview circuit. We can leave the stats to Dr. Doan's anaonymous post.

Jonathan Criss
UPenn SOM
Future Stanford Ophthalmology Resident!!!
criss@mail.med.upenn.edu

Congrats! Let's keep it all in one thread. You can announce your match results here too.
==================
Continuation of Stats
==================
--Board Scores: 260
--AOA and class rank: AOA
--Reputation of medical school: Not top 10
--Research: few ophtho posters/presentations graduating with "honors in research"
--Honors in clerkships: Med, Surg, Peds...
--# and where you did away rotations: No Aways
--# of programs you applied to: 40
--Where invited for interviews: 30 invites (Madison, Iowa, Michigan, Cleveland Clinic, Case, Wash U...)
--Where matched: UW Madison
I've been waiting a long time to post this!
=======
--Board Scores: 259 Step 1, Step 2 not taken yet
--AOA and class rank: guessing top 1/3-1/4 based on Dean's letter. AOA unknown
--Reputation of medical school: top 10
--Research: HHMI year-long research fellowship in ophtho basic science with ARVO abstract but no pubs yet. 1st author Radiology paper earlier in school.
--Honors in clerkships: Surgery, Medicine, OB/GYN, Ophtho sub-i
--# and where you did away rotations: none
--# of programs you applied to: 37
--Where invited for interviews: 32
--Where matched: MEEI (#1 choice)
--Anything that helped your app: Really strong letter from a well known faculty person at my school (was mentioned at many interviews). Research interests and desire to go into academics (genuine). Being damn fine (hee hee hee... ;) )
=======
--Board Scores: Step 1 - 224
--AOA and class rank: not AOA
--Reputation of medical school: top 25
--Research: none in ophtho
--Honors in clerkships: surgery
--# and where you did away rotations: 1
--# of programs you applied to: >50
--Where invited for interviews: 8 (Storm, Loyola, DMEI, Texas A&M, UT Memphis, and others)
--Where matched: #1 choice !!!!
--Anything that helped your app: phone call from advisor to my #1 program was HUGE, 2 big-wig letters, international medical mission experience, the grace of God
**numbers aren't everything**
=======
--Board Scores: Step1-253
--AOA and class rank: not ranked, AOA unknown at the time of application
--Reputation of medical school: top 10
--Research: PhD in neuroscience, no ophtho-specific research
--Honors in clerkships: Honors in Med and Surg
--# and where you did away rotations:None
--# of programs you applied to:30
--Where invited for interviews:USC, UCLA, Stanford, Yale, George Wash, Bascom, Emory, UChicago, UIC, Indiana, Wilmer, BU, UMich, UMinn, Mayo, WashU, UMDNJ, Duke, UCinn, ClevelandClinic, Scheie, Baylor- Interviewed at UChicago, Wilmer, UMich, UMinn, Mayo, WashU, Duke, CClinic, Scheie, Baylor.
--Where matched: UMich
--Anything that helped your app: big-wig letter of recs, MD/PhD
=======
--Board Scores: 268/267/Pass (CS)
--AOA and class rank: not AOA, top quartile
--Reputation of medical school: (middle tier)
--Research: (some ophtho with no publications, 1 non-ophtho publication)
--Honors in clerkships: (most everything but medicine)
--# and where you did away rotations: ucla
--# of programs you applied to:42
--Where invited for interviews: 23: BU, UTSW, Cleveland Clinic, UIC, University of Michigan, University of Alabama, NYMC, Wash U , Duke, UC Irvine, JHU, NYU , Mount Sinai , UCLA, GWU, Drexel, Wills, Columbia, NYEEI, St. Vincent’s, Cornell, AECOM, LIJ
--Where matched: UIC
--Anything that helped your app: (not sure, extra degree- masters)
========
--Board Scores: 260/260
--AOA and class rank: Senior AOA, unknown class rank
--Reputation of medical school: top 50 (large state school)
--Research: some ophtho with no publications ongoing since second year of med school
--Honors in clerkships: Honors in Medicine, Psych, Surgery, OB/GYN, Ambulatory, Ophtho. Letter/High Pass in Neuro, and all 4th year required clerkships and electives (so far).
--# and where you did away rotations: none
--# of programs you applied to: 21
--Where invited for interviews: 17 (went to 14)
--Where matched: #1 choice
--Anything that helped your app: unique personal statement (seriously) and ability to talk about things outside of medicine at my interviews. I haven't read the letters of rec I received, but they must have helped also.

Offers and didn't go (3): UTSW, U South Florida, UAB
Offers and went (14): OSU, UW, Mayo, MUSC, Baylor, Iowa, UVA, Michigan, U Florida, Vanderbilt, Emory, Wake Forest, Bascom Palmer, Utah.
=======
--Board Scores: Step I 258/99, Step II 252/99
--AOA and class rank: first in class, not AOA
--Reputation of medical school: foreign
--Research: two publications (one pathology, one ophtho) plus several
posters and presentations
--Honors in clerkships: all, 1 year US experience (mostly clinical)
--# and where you did away rotations: Cornell (medicine), Wilmer, Duke and
Baylor
--# of programs you applied to: 44
--Where invited for interviews: invited at 3 programs
--Where matched: Did not match
--Anything that may have helped your app: Great US letters, but they did not
help too much it seems
======
--AOA and class rank: AOA, top 16.67%
--Reputation of medical school: top 50, strong ophtho dept
--Research: ARVO poster presentation
--Honors in clerkships: ophtho, medicine, surgery, peds, ob/gyn, psych, fp, medicine sub-i
--# and where you did away rotations: none
--# of programs you applied to: 40
--Where invited for interviews: 17 invites, went to 14, ranked 12
--Where matched: home program (#2)
======
--Board Scores: 247
--AOA and class rank: AOA unknown (probably not though)
--Reputation of medical school: top 10, awesome ophtho program
--Research: 4 non ophtho, non first author publications, 2 ophtho papers in press, 1 ophtho project ongoing
--Honors in clerkships: Medicine, a bunch of electives including Derm, Ophtho, Med Sub-I
--# and where you did away rotations: none
--# of programs you applied to: 30
--Where invited for interviews: UCLA, USC, UCSD, UCI, UCSF, Hopkins, MEEI, U Chicago, Wills, Scheie, Case, Bascom. (Cancelled: UMaryland, Tufts, Georgetown, NYU, Cleveland Clinic)
--Where matched: UCLA!!!
--Anything that helped your app: good letters (especially one "power letter" from an accomplished attending), strong leadership experiences, research (ophtho and non-ophtho)
======
--Board Scores: Step I-240 / Step II-253
--AOA and class rank: not AOA, top 1/3 of class
--Reputation of medical school: top 10 (Wash U)
--Research: one non-ophtho publication
--Honors in clerkships: Medicine, Surgery, OB/GYN, Peds, Neurology, Psychiatry
--# and where you did away rotations: 2-Madigan AMC in Ft. Lewis, WA and Brooke AMC in San Antonio, TX
--# of programs you applied to: 3
--Where invited for interviews: all
--Where matched: Madigan Army Medical Center, Ft. Lewis, WA (first choice)
--Anything that helped your app: prior military service, West Point graduate (Army HPSP student)
--Patrick Munson or "Armyguy" on SDN

The poll only lets me choose one option among all of the choices instead of one in each category. I can't choose "I matched" plus "Interviewed at # schools" "Applied to # schools"...etc.

Hi guys!
Congratulations to all! I had such a great time meeting all of you on the interview trail!
I matched at UT Southwestern in Dallas!

Marlene Morales
UTMB-Galveston SOM

Congrats to all and Hey everyone!
I matched at Missouri-Columbia and I'm very happy!!!
Anyone else going to Mason with me?
Any residents already at Mason?
Let me know,
John Odette UTMB-Galveston
jdodette@utmb.edu

PS-FYI Dr. Doan, I posted replies to all of the questions, but the answers are not displaying for programs applied to/interviewed at etc....only whether or not we matched.

The poll only lets me choose one option among all of the choices instead of one in each category. I can't choose "I matched" plus "Interviewed at # schools" "Applied to # schools"...etc.

Sorry. Poll is not working as intended. Please post your information in this thread instead.

Bronx-Lebanon babyyyyyyyyyyyyy, NY!
I love NY

Casey!! #1 Choice

Congrats everyone!!

John, Marlene, everyone,

Congrats on your match! I matched at Penn State and we're very excited. It was a pleasure meeting everyone on the interview trail. Enjoy the rest of your fourth year -- it'll never be the same. I'm sure we'll run into each other in the future. Best wishes!

Brad Hochstetler MD
CWRU Class of '02

Congratulations everyone!!! :laugh:

I'm at UCLA! (But will always be a Trojan at heart. ;) ) Can't wait to meet my co-residents! And anyone else I've met on the trail, please update me!

VickiChan
JHU SOM
vickichan@jhmi.edu

Utah!!!

The other 2 Utah people out there (you know who you are!), please PM me!

Congratulations!!! See you in June.

And also, current residents please contact me as well!!!

Hey guys!
Congrats to everyone!
I will be at Vicki's arch-rival/alma mater, USC-Doheny!!!

Who are my co-residents??? Holla back!!!

nahyoung.lee@gmail.com
JHU SOM 2006

BAYLOR BABY!! CULLEN EYE INSTITUTE.. HERE I COME...

I would like any of my co-residents (aka my new family!!) to contact me and we'll chat in advance. Congratulations to everyone who matched. Have a wonderful intern year. See everyone at the academy meeting in a few years.

LSU-Shreveport

:meanie: Very happy to have matched! The weight off my shoulders feels so good. Wifey is already on the house hunt. :eek:

Soon I'll be making :horns: millions :horns: $$$$

NS-LIJ!

I'm a comin' back home...back to the hospital where I was born.

:) Iris

Hi, I matched at Case Western!!!!!!!! SO HAPPY.

I am SO sorry for those who didn't match. I hope you are o.k. and other plans work out!

Congrats to everyone! You guys rock!

P.S. Wilmer class of 2010- feel free to PM me!

Hey everyone! Congrats to all!

UCLA did just fine this year. I (Houman Hemmati - pm me for my email) and another classmate of mine both matched Wilmer, we have 3 going to Jules Stein, 1 going to Mass Eye, 1 to NY eye, and another to UT SA.


Who else is going to Wilmer? Please PM me as well. How abotu Jules Stein? Stanford?

All the best,
H

I called SF match and they said that I have matched... trouble is, they cant tell me where.....is this common? :confused:

I matched at my #1 choice IOWA !!! :D :D :D Amazing!!

Congrats to everyone who matched, hope and persistence for those who didn't !!

Matched at University of Michigan. Technically #2 (and by a hair it ended up #2), but it sure feels like #1!!

I am happy to say that I'll be going to Mass Eye & Ear (my #1 choice!) Anyone else around going to be a co-resident? :D :D :D

Nicole Benitah

Sfmatch dropped off a christmas present in my inbox...Enjoy your celebrations. I'll be the guy up at the bar, ordering more alcohol and asking for a job application.

What were the stats of all you lucky or unlucky people. I just got my step 1 back today which was 229/93 but I'm from a DO school. This was extremely frustrating since it's hard enough for us w/ high board scores. So anyways, I'm doing a little soul searching and trying to figure out if I need to pick another path.

Congrats to the new residents at Iowa! Go Hawkeyes! :thumbup:

http://webeye.ophth.uiowa.edu/dept/RESFELO/match/resmatch06.htm

Gandhi, Nandini G. (University of California, San Francisco)
Cohen, Alex (Albert Einstein College of Medicine - Bronx, NY)
Pham, Leslie (Brown Medical School)
Wendel, Lucas (University of Iowa)
Roller, Aaron B. (University of Rochester School of Medicine - Rochester, NY)

I heard these were all highly ranked! Good job!

It's match time again and every year I collect and post applicants' stats anonymously. Your participation provides data that is not available elsewhere and is helpful to those who follow in your footsteps!

Also, several faculty and I are starting a monthly ophthalmology newsletter/review for new and current residents. The purpose of the newsletter is to provide you with review articles and questions that will help new residents get up to speed and to stimulate review for current residents. If you would like to opt into this newsletter, then please e-mail me with your Name and E-mail address at: adoan@medrounds.org

Your email will be kept confidential and not sold to any third party.

THIS THREAD IS CLOSED UNTIL AFTER MATCH DAY, JAN 19, 2004
Reminder: ranklists due by JAN 11, 2005, 12:00 PM (PST)

In addition to the poll above, if you would like to participate in the anonymous detailed listing of matched and unmatched applications (hopefully all matched on this board), then please submit a personal message to me. I'll post your stats without identification (Click here for 2005 SDN Match Poll (http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=169692)).

If you send me a PM or post, then please use the template below:

--Board Scores:
--AOA and class rank: if known
--Reputation of medical school: (top 10, top 25, etc)
--Research: (none, some ophtho with no publications, ophtho publications)
--Honors in clerkships: (especially surgery and medicine)
--# and where you did away rotations:
--# of programs you applied to:
--Where invited for interviews:
--Where matched:
--Anything that helped your app: (ie: a phone call from your advisor to another program, big-wig letter of recs, MD/PhD, other degree, SDN Forum, etc)

Stats
========
--Board Scores: step1 244
--AOA and class rank: n/a
--Reputation of medical school: top 25
--Research: ophtho publications, PhD
--Honors in clerkships: neuro, family
--# and where you did away rotations: 1, UCSF
--# of programs you applied to: 35
--Where invited for interviews: 20
--Where matched: Utah
--Anything that helped your app: MD/PhD
========
--Board Scores: Step I 223, Step II 240
--AOA and class rank: not AOA, unknown
--Reputation of medical school: unknown, but not a top med school
--Research: some ophtho with no publications
--Honors in clerkships: none
--# and where you did away rotations: one away rotation, at UCSD-Shiley
--# of programs you applied to: 67
--Where invited for interviews: invited at 15 programs
--Where matched: Mason Eye Institute, Columbia Missouri
--Anything that helped your app: Great letters and international work
========
--Board Scores: Step 1 236
--AOA and class rank: not AOA, 81/116
--Reputation of medical school: top 50, state school
--Research: 1 non-ophtho publication
--Honors in clerkships: Psych, Neurology
--# and where you did away rotations: 2, MUSC & USF(Tampa)
--# of programs you applied to: 58
--Where invited for interviews: 16
--Where matched: LSU-Shreveport
--Anything that helped your app: :luck:, strong LOR
========
--Board Scores: 212, 222
--AOA and class rank: not AOA, 2nd quartile
--Reputation of medical school: I don't know, SUNY
--Research: ophtho publications, several posters
--Honors in clerkships: Ophtho, Family Medicine
--# and where you did away rotations: 1 at Rochester
--# of programs you applied to: 29
--Where invited for interviews: 3 (NS-LIJ, URMC, NUMC)
--Where matched: NS-LIJ
--Anything that helped your app: MD/PhD
========
--Board Scores: Step I 217
--AOA and class rank: Middle third
--Reputation of medical school: top 3
--Research: Some ophtho with no publications
--Honors in clerkships: Surgery, Ophtho, Medicine sub-i
--# and where you did away rotations: none
--# of programs you applied to: 85
--Where invited for interviews: 8
--Where matched: South Carolina
--Anything that helped your app: Strong letters of rec, strong med school reputation
========
(2002 MD grad)
--Board Scores: 227, 220, 218
--AOA and class rank: not AOA, no class rank
--Reputation of medical school: top 25
--Research: none
--Honors in clerkships: medicine, psych, FP, SICU, ophtho
--# and where you did away rotations: 2 - Wilford Hall (Air Force), Walter Reed (Army)
--# of programs you applied to: 28
--Where invited for interviews: 8
--Where matched: Penn State
--Anything that helped your app: strong letters of rec, international ophtho experience
========
--Board Scores: step I: 260 Step II: Who cares.
--AOA and class rank: if Senior AOA. No class rank
--Reputation of medical school: Top 25
--Research: A little research, including Ophtho chart review
--Honors in clerkships: Honors or near honors in most clerkships
--# and where you did away rotations: No aways, 2 electives at home
--# of programs you applied to: 48
--Where invited for interviews: Iowa, Michigan, USC, MEEI, Baylor, UCLA, Bascom, Wilmer, Wills, Scheie, Casey, CPMC, WashU, etc, etc.
--Where matched: Iowa (#1 choice)
--Anything that helped your app: Strong letters from big wigs, research, interesting personal statement (I'm serious), home program (Iowa) with strong rep.
========
--Board Scores: Step I 258/99, Step II 252/99
--AOA and class rank: first in class, not AOA
--Reputation of medical school: foreign
--Research: two publications (one pathology, one ophtho) plus several
posters and presentations
--Honors in clerkships: all, 1 year US experience (mostly clinical)
--# and where you did away rotations: Cornell (medicine), Wilmer, Duke and
Baylor
--# of programs you applied to: 44
--Where invited for interviews: invited at 3 programs
--Where matched: Did not match
--Anything that may have helped your app: Great US letters, but they did not
help too much it seems

I've spoken with one of the new Casey residents, but anyone else headed to the great pacific northwest is welcome to pm me.

enjoy the moment, you'll be a 1st year ophtho resident before you know it!

Congratulations to everyone who matched. I was part of the Los Angeles-Baltimore exchange program (2 Hopkins girls coming to LA and two UCLAers to Wilmer). To those who matched at Jules Stein, I know at least 4 of the 7...you have a really great class...congratulations!

Derek Welsbie
UCLA

Congratulations to everyone who matched. I was part of the Los Angeles-Baltimore exchange program (2 Hopkins girls coming to LA and two UCLAers to Wilmer). To those who matched at Jules Stein, I know at least 4 of the 7...you have a really great class...congratulations!

Derek Welsbie
UCLA


I'm happy to be joining you UCLAers at Wilmer. Congrats also to everyone who matched.

Adam Wenick
Columbia University

University of Virginia. !!

Anyone headed to Mt Sinai?

anyone headed to drexel?

congratulations to everyone--especially the jules stein residents--welcome! we're excited to work with you! in addition to great training, where else can you have lunch at the local farmer's market on thursdays? if you have any questions, pm me.

anyone headed to drexel?

I am actually going to Drexel now as a fourth year, and I ended up matching there as well. Contact me if you matched there, and I can give you any info. you might need.

Congrats to everyone! I'm staying at UCI! :D :D :D

I'm looking forward to meeting my fellow residents.

-Sami

Graduate 2004
General Surgery Internship 2004-2005
Pre-Ophthalmology Research Fellowship- Duke University 2005-06

I actually interviewed for the 2006-2007 match, but ending up cancelling my last four interviews. I found out in early December that I was chosen to take the PGY-2 spot that opened at Howard University for 2006. What a win-win situation for me. I don't have to wait another year and we get to move to Washington D.C. This is my husband's home town and he really wanted to go back. We have a lot of family there, so its going to be great. :love: :D

Board Scores: Steps: 227/215/220
--AOA and class rank: not AOA, top third of class
--Reputation of medical school: Unknown, no ophtho program
--Research: a lot of exp. in diff. labs, publications in gen surg, great research ongoing at Duke
--Honors in clerkships: Almost all third and fourth year rotations
--# and where you did away rotations: none
--# of programs you applied to: 37
--Where invited for interviews: Case Western, Ohio State, Duke, Howard, Maryland Gen, Maryland,Cincinnatti, MCG, Mt.Sinai-Baltimore,EVMS
--Where matched: Pulled out of match, Going to Howard
--Anything that helped your app: great letters, research, good backing of dept. at Duke

Congratulations to all of you! :D

Congrats...I had a ton of fun meeting everyone on the trail. Hopefully, I'll see you all at conferences in the future.

--Board Scores: Step I 225
--AOA and class rank: AOA, top 10%
--Reputation of medical school: unknown, but not a top med school
--Research: some but no publications
--Honors in clerkships: Medicine, Psychiatry, Ophtho
--# and where you did away rotations: none
--# of programs you applied to: 35
--Where invited for interviews: invited at 13 programs, went to 12
--Where matched: NYMC ;)
--Anything that helped your app: Great letters!

Board Scores: 249/248
--AOA and class rank: not AOA, top third of class
--Reputation of medical school: med school has no reputation
--Research: book chapter in academy manual, ophtho research without pub
--Honors in clerkships: Int Med, Surg, Neuro, Ophtho
--# and where you did away rotations: 1 - BPEI
--# of programs you applied to: 30
--Where invited for interviews:Arizona, U of F, USF, BPEI, Wills, Vanderbilt, SLU, Louisville, Tulane, Colorado
--Where matched: U of F
--Anything that helped your app: prior work history as ophthalmic tech, good letters,

Board Scores: 259/246
--AOA and class rank: IMG, no AOA, middle of the class
--Reputation of medical school: Great med school in Pakistan...not known here in the States
--Research: 6 ophtho pubs, 2 clinical, 4 basic science. 5 ARVO posters. various other presentations.
--Honors in clerkships: none
--# and where you did away rotations: 3 - MEEI, Brown, Baylor
--# of programs you applied to: 75
--Where invited for interviews:UIC, U Wash, UVA, Vanderbilt, Colorado, Northwestern, Louisville, Indianapolis, Shreveport, LSU N.O., Albany, Texas Tech, UT Galveston
--Where matched: U Virginia Charlottesville
--Anything that helped your app: 2 years of research, great letters, good support from my faculty mentors

PS. Any one else on this forum matched at UVA? It would be nice to get to know my class.

anyone headed to New York Eye and Ear....

congrats to all who matched!!

Here's proof that some programs do read all applications... instead of just screening out low Step 1 scores :)... prolly cuz I applied so early (Batch 1)

Board Scores: 214
--AOA and class rank: not AOA, 3rd quartile
--Reputation of medical school: middle-tier, but solid ophtho dept
--Research: 10+ years, 7 in retina (pre-doc, post-doc and as a PI)
--Honors in clerkships: none
--# and where you did away rotations: 3- MEEI w/ PD, USC w/ PD, UCSF w/ committee member
--# of programs you applied to: 95
--Where invited for interviews: Went to- UCSF, MEEI, USC, UIC, Iowa, Wash U, Wisc, Columbia, Northwestern, Rochester, Oklahoma, Mt. Sinai, NUMC
Could not fit in- LSU Shreve, WVU, SUNY Downstate, UTMB, St. Vincents, Tufts, UT Memphis, SUNY Upstate, Cook County, San Antonio
--Where matched: UIC :love:
--Anything that helped your app:
Early application and away rotations prolly helped to get programs to look at my application.
MD-PhD, strong research, great letters from 2 famous ophtho clinicians and 1 rather famous ophtho researcher (therefore known by clinicians) prolly got me the interviews.
What got me in? dunno... my charming smile? :rolleyes:

Boards: Step I = 241 Step II = 252
Some ophtho research no pubs
5/6 Honors in 3rd year
One strong letter from pretty strong ophtho program
Matched at Tufts!! Can't wait to get to Boston, this should be a great three years. Anybody else that matched at Tufts please PM it would be great to talk with my classmates.

Anybody match at Temple?
Email me: victorkomd@gmail.com!

--AOA and class rank: AOA not available, no class rank
--Reputation of medical school: solid
--Research: additional year
--Honors in clerkships: Surg, Ophtho
--# and where you did away rotations: none
--# of programs you applied to: 40
--Where invited for interviews: Bascom Palmer, U Iowa, MEEI, UCSF, Mt Sinai, Albert Einstein, U Rochester, Duke, UNC, Nebraska, Tennessee, Northwestern, U Washington, OHSU, UC Davis, CPMC, UCI, UCSD, Arizona
--Where matched: UCSD :)
--Anything that helped your app:
Lots of ophtho activities, strong letters of support

--Board Scores: 241, 249
--AOA and class rank: no AOA, unknown rank
--Reputation of medical school: no ranking but well known Optho program
--Research: two 2nd author non-Ophtho pubs in neuroendocrinology (1 still in prep)
--Honors in clerkships: Ped, FP, Surgery, Psych
--# and where you did away rotations: no away rotations
--# of programs you applied to: 44 (did not apply to certain top tier programs because I thought it would be a waste of $$)
--Where invited for interviews: 30 offers, went on 14 - Loyola, MCW, UIC, Northwestern, Rush, CPMC, UC-Davis, Casey, Baylor, Emory, UMich, Iowa, BU, UNC. Also received offers from Scheie, George Washington, Indiana, Kresge, Henry Ford, Mayo, UMKC, Case Western, SLU, UWashington, Georgetown, Temple, NYU, Tulane, Vanderbilt, UKMC.
--Where matched: University of Michigan (#2!! :D )
--Anything that helped your app:
#1 - STRONG letters of recommendation from well-known ophtho at my school, medicine doc, and research PI.
#2 - My record of community service and leadership probably helped me stand out somewhat because my academic and research record is pretty much par for the course at the top tier programs.

--Board Scores: Step I: 245
--AOA and class rank: no AOA. 50th-75th percentile rank
--Reputation of medical school: unranked state school with good ophtho program
--Research: zero
--Honors in clerkships: surgery, medicine, ophtho, FP
--# and where you did away rotations: none
--# of programs you applied to: 79
--Where invited for interviews: went to - George Washington, Florida-Gainesville, Northwestern, Rush, UIC, Loyola, Kresge, Minnesota, NYU, SUNY-Downstate, Rochester, Case Western, Oklahoma, UVA, MCW
cancelled - Kansas, BU, Albany, NYMC, Einstein, Penn St., Drexel
--Where matched: Rush :)
--Anything that helped your app: I had lots of oddball activities/hobbies. Also had good LORs and extensive community service experience.

Every year, I'm impressed with the stats of the matched applicants on this board. I thank the individuals who contributed their profiles. Your data are invaluable resources to future applicants who follow in your footsteps!

Congrats again to all my new colleagues! BTW, remember to join the American Academy of Ophthalmology when you become a resident. You'll receive the blue Ophthalmology journal at no cost and you'll be connected to an organization that works for your future. Were there any residents who were able to join during their internship year?

Also, please send me a copy of the SFMatch Stats for this year's match when you receive it. You can send it to: adoan@eyerounds.org

Thanks!

For more stats, please view beginning of this thread where I've been adding anonymous stats.

Congrats! Let's keep it all in one thread. You can announce your match results here too.
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--Board Scores: 260
--AOA and class rank: AOA
--Reputation of medical school: Not top 10
--Research: few ophtho posters/presentations graduating with "honors in research"
--Honors in clerkships: Med, Surg, Peds...
--# and where you did away rotations: No Aways
--# of programs you applied to: 40
--Where invited for interviews: 30 invites (Madison, Iowa, Michigan, Cleveland Clinic, Case, Wash U...)
--Where matched: UW Madison
I've been waiting a long time to post this!
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--Board Scores: 259 Step 1, Step 2 not taken yet
--AOA and class rank: guessing top 1/3-1/4 based on Dean's letter. AOA unknown
--Reputation of medical school: top 10
--Research: HHMI year-long research fellowship in ophtho basic science with ARVO abstract but no pubs yet. 1st author Radiology paper earlier in school.
--Honors in clerkships: Surgery, Medicine, OB/GYN, Ophtho sub-i
--# and where you did away rotations: none
--# of programs you applied to: 37
--Where invited for interviews: 32
--Where matched: MEEI (#1 choice)
--Anything that helped your app: Really strong letter from a well known faculty person at my school (was mentioned at many interviews). Research interests and desire to go into academics (genuine). Being damn fine (hee hee hee... ;) )
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--Board Scores: Step 1 - 224
--AOA and class rank: not AOA
--Reputation of medical school: top 25
--Research: none in ophtho
--Honors in clerkships: surgery
--# and where you did away rotations: 1
--# of programs you applied to: >50
--Where invited for interviews: 8 (Storm, Loyola, DMEI, Texas A&M, UT Memphis, and others)
--Where matched: #1 choice !!!!
--Anything that helped your app: phone call from advisor to my #1 program was HUGE, 2 big-wig letters, international medical mission experience, the grace of God
**numbers aren't everything**
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--Board Scores: Step1-253
--AOA and class rank: not ranked, AOA unknown at the time of application
--Reputation of medical school: top 10
--Research: PhD in neuroscience, no ophtho-specific research
--Honors in clerkships: Honors in Med and Surg
--# and where you did away rotations:None
--# of programs you applied to:30
--Where invited for interviews:USC, UCLA, Stanford, Yale, George Wash, Bascom, Emory, UChicago, UIC, Indiana, Wilmer, BU, UMich, UMinn, Mayo, WashU, UMDNJ, Duke, UCinn, ClevelandClinic, Scheie, Baylor- Interviewed at UChicago, Wilmer, UMich, UMinn, Mayo, WashU, Duke, CClinic, Scheie, Baylor.
--Where matched: UMich
--Anything that helped your app: big-wig letter of recs, MD/PhD
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--Board Scores: 268/267/Pass (CS)
--AOA and class rank: not AOA, top quartile
--Reputation of medical school: (middle tier)
--Research: (some ophtho with no publications, 1 non-ophtho publication)
--Honors in clerkships: (most everything but medicine)
--# and where you did away rotations: ucla
--# of programs you applied to:42
--Where invited for interviews: 23: BU, UTSW, Cleveland Clinic, UIC, University of Michigan, University of Alabama, NYMC, Wash U , Duke, UC Irvine, JHU, NYU , Mount Sinai , UCLA, GWU, Drexel, Wills, Columbia, NYEEI, St. Vincent’s, Cornell, AECOM, LIJ
--Where matched: UIC
--Anything that helped your app: (not sure, extra degree- masters)
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--Board Scores: 260/260
--AOA and class rank: Senior AOA, unknown class rank
--Reputation of medical school: top 50 (large state school)
--Research: some ophtho with no publications ongoing since second year of med school
--Honors in clerkships: Honors in Medicine, Psych, Surgery, OB/GYN, Ambulatory, Ophtho. Letter/High Pass in Neuro, and all 4th year required clerkships and electives (so far).
--# and where you did away rotations: none
--# of programs you applied to: 21
--Where invited for interviews: 17 (went to 14)
--Where matched: #1 choice
--Anything that helped your app: unique personal statement (seriously) and ability to talk about things outside of medicine at my interviews. I haven't read the letters of rec I received, but they must have helped also.
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--Board Scores: Step I 258/99, Step II 252/99
--AOA and class rank: first in class, not AOA
--Reputation of medical school: foreign
--Research: two publications (one pathology, one ophtho) plus several
posters and presentations
--Honors in clerkships: all, 1 year US experience (mostly clinical)
--# and where you did away rotations: Cornell (medicine), Wilmer, Duke and
Baylor
--# of programs you applied to: 44
--Where invited for interviews: invited at 3 programs
--Where matched: Did not match
--Anything that may have helped your app: Great US letters, but they did not
help too much it seems
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--Board Scores: 242
--AOA and class rank: not aoa
--Reputation of medical school: top 10 overall, strong ophthalmology
--Research: 2 ophthalmology publications (not first author)
--Honors in clerkships: medicine, surgery, subIs, etc
--# and where you did away rotations: none
--# of programs you applied to: 40
--Where invited for interviews: many nice programs
--Where matched: casey eye institute
--Anything that helped your app: strong letters from dept. chair and advisor, ophthalmology-related activity early in med school, diverse interests & pursuits outside of medicine, friendly smile ;)

did anyone from the carribean schools match?

My friend from St. Georges told me that a classmate of his matched. I think he matched somewhere in Philadelphia.

My friend from St. Georges told me that a classmate of his matched. I think he matched somewhere in Philadelphia.

any more info would be great...

I think it was Temple

I am actually going to Drexel now as a fourth year, and I ended up matching there as well. Contact me if you matched there, and I can give you any info. you might need.
Hey my name is Sarjan Patel, I actually matched at Drexel as well!!

my email is sarjan.patel@rfums.org

Can you email me so I have your contact information for future references such as housing...

Hey my name is Sarjan Patel, I actually matched at Drexel as well!!

my email is sarjan.patel@rfums.org

Can you email me so I have your contact information for future references such as housing...

Dude....are you sure you are in the right thread?

Dude....are you sure you are in the right thread?

lol, homie's like a year behind!

I saw mention of it in a post in this thread. I'd be really interested in joining early and managing to keep a little ophthalmology in my life for the next year.

error ;)

Dr. Doan:

This is last years's match thread!!! That info belongs in the 2007 one.

Dr. Doan:

This is last years's match thread!!! That info belongs in the 2007 one.

Ooops! Thanks!

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